At Singh Limo Service DC, there is something available for everyone. Depending on the limo there are even special amenities. Some are quite basic, while others are quite plush with televisions, entertainment and possibly even a hot tub. We have special 20% discount offer! through online booking.

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Even with poorly lit stations,
chronically broken escalators, frequently late buses and near daily
train delays, a large majority of Washington DC area residents continue to
have favorable views of Metro, according to a new poll.

But riders have growing doubts about the value and reliability
of the 37-year-old system, and transit advocates say such concerns could
undermine Metro’s efforts to rally support for its plan to modernize
the transit system.

An increasing number of people say the subway is becoming too
pricey to ride. More people say they are not using Metro because trains
are too crowded and more people report that rides take too long. And the
system overall is viewed as less reliable than several years ago, as
disruptions on Metro’s five rail lines have become routine.

“I
think under the circumstances — it’s old and a lot of people use it — it
is a pretty good system,” said Ruth Kling of Falls Church, who was a
daily rider for 15 years on the Red Line from Union Station to Dupont
Circle until she retired. “It’s pretty clean and it seems to run on
time. Except for the escalators — that’s a perennial problem.”

Kling’s
measured approval was typical among the roughly 1,100 people in the
District and close-in suburbs who participated in the survey, which was
conducted between June 19 and 23.
Roughly seven in 10 residents,
or 71 percent, give Metrorail positive ratings. A 56 percent majority
rate Metrorail as good, and 15 percent call it excellent. Few see the
system in a negative light, with 16 percent rating the rail system as
not so good or poor.

The sampling of public sentiment toward Metro
comes at a critical juncture for the subway system, which records about
750,000 trips on a typical weekday. Even as they carry out a massive
rehabilitation of the aging rail lines, Metro’s leaders have been
rolling out ambitious proposals to expand and modernize the transit
system, with plans for redesigned rail stations, simpler fare collection
technology and a new tunnel under the Potomac.
But if the riders’ mounting concerns about Metro start to eat into their
modest overall satisfaction with the system, it could make it even
harder to line up the political and financial support Metro’s leaders
will need to carry out their plans, experts say.
“The more you
build support by doing a good job every day of carrying passengers, then
the more you will have the political support,” said Ben Ross, a local
transit advocate.
The Post survey, conducted on cellular and
land-line phones, asked a range of questions about Metro and
transportation. The Post did a similar survey three years ago and
another in 2005.
The overall perception of Metro hasn’t dropped significantly even after several difficult years for the system, including a deadly crash four years ago that
killed nine people and injured dozens on the Red Line. More than six in
10 riders continue to give Metro approving ratings in a variety of
areas, including value, comfort, safety, operating hours, reliability
and general convenience. Convenience to work is where Metro scores
lowest, with half of workers saying the system is “excellent” or “good”
on this point.
“People are generally much more critical on a day-to-day basis than
if they think about their commutes over the long haul,” said Joshua Schank,
president of the nonprofit Eno Center for Transportation in the
District. “They recognize that most of the time they get to work on
Metro on time and safely.”
But the positive marks could turn, Schank said, if Metro doesn’t tend to the concerns that are increasing among riders.

“If the system starts breaking down at a faster rate and if they
waste money and don’t keep up a state of good repair, then people will
turn,” Schank said. “They’ll say, ‘The system is no longer reliable and
I’ll have to change my commuting patterns.’ ”
Increasingly people say they avoid Metrorail because it is too
expensive. In a 2005 Washington Post survey, 75 percent of riders gave
the subway positive ratings for offering a “good value,” but that has
dropped to 67 percent. Metro has had three fare increases in the past
five years, and the base rush-hour fare is now $2.10.
Cathy
Bernard, who lives in Chevy Chase and mainly takes Metro’s Red and Green
lines a few times a week to go to events at Verizon Center or Nationals
Park, said she’s seen a decline in Metro as the fares have risen.
“It’s
gotten kind of high,” she said of the cost, “and it’s been a steady
decline. It’s not as reliable as it used to be and the cars aren’t as
clean as they used to be.”
Metro’s reliability ranking has not
recovered from a big decline. In the poll, 73 percent gave Metro
positive ratings for reliability, similar to the 75 percent in 2010 but
down from the 87 percent who expressed this view in 2005.
Kristofer
Harrison, 37, who lives in Alexandria, used to ride Metrorail to go
downtown a few times a week to meetings but stopped because he became so
frustrated.
“It was unbelievable how unreliable Metro was,” he
said. “Every time it rained there was a problem.” Now he drives to his
meetings.
With more track work and station shutdowns, riders say
delays are a factor in whether they use Metro. Fifty-three percent of
people who don’t ride regularly say the long travel time is a reason
they don’t ride. That is compared to the 46 percent who felt that way in
2010 — before Metro had started its major rebuilding effort.
Mike
Miller, 26, of Fairfax said he has been a longtime Metro rider but gave
up using the subway on weekends to go into the District because he had
to allow up to 45 minutes extra to make sure he was on time.
“With
all these delays it is more convenient to drive,” Miller said. “I think
service is going down. I’ve lived here my whole life and it hasn’t
improved. For a major metropolitan area the service is below average.”
At
Metro, General Manager Richard Sarles repeatedly says the agency has
worked more aggressively under his three-year-tenure as part of a
$5 billion rebuilding effort to repair and upgrade the aging tracks and
equipment that have been poorly maintained over the past few decades.
But he acknowledges that more needs to be done.
“I don’t want to
rest on our laurels,” Sarles said. “The last thing I want to do is say,
‘We’ve done good enough.’ We have to continue to make these improvements
or we will slide back in providing reliable service. It will get
worse.”
Nicole Chavez and Mark Berman contributed to this report. Clement
is a survey research analyst with Capital Insight, the independent
polling group of Washington Post Media. Capital Insight pollsters Jon
Cohen and Peyton M. Craighill contributed to this report.

About Me

Singh Limo Services provides professional and reliable ground transportation services in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland area.Our Company specializes in providing best Limo service at cheap prices in Northern Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland. An experience of over 10 years, we are one of the most trusted transportation company in Washington.